{"id":428374,"date":"2025-09-16T08:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/428374\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T08:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T08:05:25","slug":"bristol-bus-strike-hundreds-of-drivers-walk-out-over-pay-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/428374\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol bus strike: Hundreds of drivers walk out over pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reliable transport a &#8216;necessity&#8217;published at 07:55 BST<\/p>\n<p>07:55 BST<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-8kvzjk-Contributor etflsgg2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/44be110b-78a1-4a83-a284-a6a9daf7d8ec.jpg.webp.webp\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"\/><strong>Bea Swallow<\/strong><br \/>BBC News, Bristol<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Millie, who lives in St Andrews near central Bristol, told the BBC that access to reliable transport ought to be recognised as a &#8220;fundamental necessity&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Countless people depend on public transport for essential aspects of daily life, from commuting to work to carrying out ordinary tasks,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;When access to such services is restricted or unreliable, the ability to work and participate fully in society is directly undermined. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A blurry image of a red bus driving past the camera on a bright sunny day. The shutter speed has been adjusted to make it look like the bus is driving past quickly.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/939876d1-0c95-40ca-b3f7-dcb480719afd.jpg.webp.webp\"  width=\"1278\" height=\"962\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;At its core, this issue reflects systemic inequalities rooted in class and privilege. The option to purchase a new car or to drive is not universally available, and assuming otherwise overlooks the reality faced by many. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;For those constrained by financial limitations, reliance on public transport can generate significant anxiety, as one\u2019s independence and opportunities become contingent upon a system that is not always dependable.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reliable transport a &#8216;necessity&#8217;published at 07:55 BST 07:55 BST Bea SwallowBBC News, Bristol Millie, who lives in St&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-428374","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115212945297063447","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}